# Mist-netting and radio telemetry of imperiled bats on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w9132t26qa006

- Solicitation number: W9132T26QA006
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Awarded to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W2R2 Const Engrg Lab (W9132T)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AH33 Natural Resources And Environment R&D Services; Recreational Resources; Experimental Development
- Place of performance: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
- County: Harford County (FIPS 24025). https://abierto.us/counties/harford-county-md-24025
- City: Aberdeen Proving Ground. https://abierto.us/cities/aberdeen-proving-ground-md-2400175
- First posted: April 30, 2026
- Last posted: May 13, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/37d0f2d9a59d4649b25fe0b8abbbfe26/view

## Description

The Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC CERL) requires services of a contractor in support of a research effort aimed at documenting long-term trends in bat occupancy at the Army installation of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

The contractor will perform bat capture and tracker fixation activities and initial tracking, as well as guano sample collection activities focused on several species of bats over a 4-week period during the bat roosting season at the installation (July-August 2026).

Interested vendors should review the attached solicitation document for a full description of the services required, for detail on the information required from offerors (specifically see page 53), and for detail on the procedures planned for awarding the contract. Contract award is anticipated to occur in mid-June 2026. Please provide responses to this notice no later than the date and time above to:

CERL-CT-QUOTES@usace.army.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (UEI GMZUKXFDJMA9)
- Contract: W9132T26PA004, purchase order
- Obligated: $42,386.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 6 offers received
- Link: solicitation number W9132T26QA006 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office W9132T (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W9132T26PA004_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- April 30, 2026: Solicitation, due May 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 1dcb61696128469ba69e4944ca9fc606. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1dcb61696128469ba69e4944ca9fc606/view
- May 13, 2026: Solicitation, due May 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 37d0f2d9a59d4649b25fe0b8abbbfe26. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/37d0f2d9a59d4649b25fe0b8abbbfe26/view

## Points of contact

- Olivia Farr, CERL-CT-Quotes@usace.army.mil
- Andrea J Thomas - KO, CERL-CT-QUOTES@usace.army.mil

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